Journal profile · PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica
ISSN 0102-7972 · eISSN 1678-7153 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.51; fully open access; APC about USD 1,690; median 203 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica is published by SpringerOpen and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Social Representations and Identity and Psychology and Mental Health, together about 25.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica / Psychology: Research and Review is an international peer-reviewed open access journal that welcomes high-quality papers describing research and reviews on themes under four main fields of psychology: Developmental Psychology, Psychological Processes and Experimental Psychology, Psychological Assessment and Health Psychology. The journal considers literature review manuscripts on relevant issues and welcomes collaborative international research articles. Scope (Sections) To ensure all manuscripts are handled by experts in the field, articles in Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica / Psychology: Research and Review are divided into the following sections. Psychological assessment The psychological assessment section is focused on the advancement of psychological science such as practice and ethics of psychological assessment in its various contexts (including work on issues related to psychological measurement and psychometrics, adaptation, development, validation and standardization of instruments), the use of instruments for the purposes of psychological assessment, psychodiagnostic, evaluation of interventions or programs and case studies involving the use of instruments. Health psychology The health psychology section includes studies focused on the empirical relationship between psychological factors in behavior and health. It publishes original scholarly articles that address topics such as contextual and behavioral factors that may contribute to illness and disease prevention, reviews of approaches in the health field, protective and risk factors in health, promotion strategies and health education, pediatric psychology, psycho-oncology, healthy aging, and evaluation and dissemination of interventions in health psychology. Developmental psychology This section covers the study of human development in psychology, with particular focus on developmental processes and mechanisms, and on the transformations and changes that occur at all stages of the life span. Studies of any aspect of psychological development are appropriate for this section, including motor, perceptual, cognitive, socio-cognitive, emotional, behavioral, social, moral, and personality development. The section also welcomes manuscripts on atypical development and developmental psychopathology that make significant contributions to the field. The section accepts papers on genetic, biological, interpersonal, educational, social, and cultural factors that affect hu
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Eduardo RemorPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Brazil 27, United States 6, Portugal 6, Spain 4, Mainland China 1 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology10.3%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology7.9%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology7.2%
- Behavioral and Psychological StudiesPsychology5.5%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology5.3%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences5%
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities4.5%
- Child Welfare and AdoptionSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPsycINFOCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 849OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 531,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,644 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 11 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 61 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 287 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 265 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 649 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 494 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
203 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 151 days – 303 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 248 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (86 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,340 / USD 1,690 / GBP 1,140 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,590 / EUR 1,290 / GBP 1,090 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,040 / USD 1,490 / EUR 1,240 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,140 / USD 169 / USD 1,690 / EUR 1,340 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- research articlesResearch Articles ReviewsLength not stated
- reviewsResearch Articles ReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence) Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons At…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer reviewers may be suggested in cover letter Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0102-7972
- Electronic ISSN
- 1678-7153
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica
What CAS zone is Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.51; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 203 days (interquartile range 151–303 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (27), United States (6) and Portugal (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, PsycINFO and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica open access, and what is the APC?
Psicologia-Reflexao e Critica is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,690.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .